Shit, for $120 you can get a near perfect fit tailored shirt shipped from HK (if you're ok with massively high latency and waiting for someone to come by and take a dozen measurements).
For $20 bucks you can get an nice dress shirt from Costco.
Does anyone really think anyone else gives a shit how much someone spent on a shirt? or what their pants cost. Zuck shows up in sweat pants and t-shirt to work. He probably has never spent $100 on a dress shirt in his life.
"It's Brunello Cucinelli. I know this because I worked in the store he shopped in. They are $400 t-shirts and those sweatshirts are Brunello as well and are around $3,000."
"Mark Zuckerberg wears custom made Brunello Cucinelli tees in marl grey. I believe they run long for him, thus needing a hem. He chooses to order in bulk for an estimated cost per unit that varies from $300-$400. Price reflects on an order of plain custom tees vs. one of grey tees that feature the original 3 emblem Facebook insignia on the upper left chest."
I wouldn't use him as an example because he dresses the same way every day to project an image.
But I agree. You can find clothes that fit well for very cheap. If you're associating with people that care how much you spent on your clothes, you should maybe consider associating with other people.
some body styles can buy cheap clothes that fit well.
If you're even moderately muscular and don't want to look like you're wearing a tent, it's very difficult to buy clothes that fit well. For example, my waist is a 35-36 but I mostly have to buy 38 or 40 in waist jeans to fit my butt because of squats and deads. I mostly buy from Tommy Bahama for that reason.
For the most part no, no one cares how much another person spent on a shirt. Although I find dressing well and looking good is worth the effort for me. Some of my favorite shirts I bought vintage for $20 or less, while others I spent over $200 for (although those items are rare purchases for me).
The price doesn't matter as much as the styling, not even close.
I doubt anyone cares how much they cost. Some will care how they look. When you get all your clothes from Costco, you probably look like someone who dresses at Costco. Whether that matters at all is up to the individual.
Because the time cost for finding just the right style and the right fit and the right brand that combines both those two things for you that are in the right size costs about the same as just paying full retail, depending on how much you enjoy the shopping process.
I tend to know exactly what I want, and don't have the inclination to scour the discount racks in case they have exactly what I want. And if it's not exactly what I want, I usually end up not wearing it,, which is an even bigger waste.
